Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen
New York Times. ^ | April 9,2018 | MATT APUZZO

Posted on 04/09/2018 1:12:01 PM PDT by Hojczyk

The F.B.I. on Monday raided the office of President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary.” The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, but likely resulted from information he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York. “Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients,” said Stephen Ryan, his lawyer. “I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.” Mr. Cohen plays a role in aspects of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He also recently said he paid $130,000 to a pornographic-film actress, Stephanie Clifford, who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump. Ms. Clifford is known as Stormy Daniels. Mr. Ryan said Mr. Cohen has cooperated with authorities and turned over thousands of documents to congressional investigators looking into Russian election meddling. The payments to Ms. Clifford are only one of many topics being investigated, according to a person briefed on the search. The F.B.I. also seized emails, tax documents and business records, the person said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1; cohen; deepstate; doj; haha; michaelcohen; mueller; muelleroutofcontrol; nyfbi; privilege; q; qanon; qdistraction; qhoax; rule308; russianpropagandists; russianpuppets; russianstooges; russiasucks; sessions; slutgate; spermydaniels; thatlllearnya; thisisgonnahurt; trump; trumplawyerraid; trumplovespornstars; trustsessions; uniparty; whoregate; witchhunt
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220 ... 541-546 next last
To: Electric Graffiti

I think Sessions is totally out of the loop. Why would mueller/Rosenstein tell Sessions? He’s a non-entity to them.


181 posted on 04/09/2018 2:59:25 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 104 | View Replies]

To: CivilWarBrewing

When is the corrupt FBlIe going to be raided? They going to raid themselves?


182 posted on 04/09/2018 2:59:50 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: Jack Black

You are on to something.

I remember reading about a US Attorney for the Southern district of NY named Ed Schneiderman, who has a reputation very much like Andrew Weisman’s.

I think Mueller is in contact with him and sent him this referral. All a scheme. I pray to God lawyers for Trump are like DeGenova, Tom Fitton, Greg Jarret and other smart, conservatives step forward and finally do away with Mueller and his band of corrupt hoodlums.


183 posted on 04/09/2018 3:00:48 PM PDT by Maris Crane (. Maris Crane)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 78 | View Replies]

To: All

Donald Trump’s lawyer gets his home and office “no-knock” raided by FBI agents.

Hillary Clinton’s lawyer gets immunity.

Spit.


184 posted on 04/09/2018 3:01:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Sessions is modernity’s, Benedict Arnold. His name will live in Infamy.


185 posted on 04/09/2018 3:01:33 PM PDT by heights
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

If we can’t have anything nice when it comes to elections, NOBODY can have anything nice when it comes to elections...


186 posted on 04/09/2018 3:02:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 163 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long

Even IF this were “FEC related”, how, exactly, is that related to the original mission of uncovering supposed “Collusion”?!!

It’s staggering how much Mueller has been allowed to get away with. Trump needs to fire him, and do so NOW.


187 posted on 04/09/2018 3:02:20 PM PDT by jstolzen (All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 83 | View Replies]

To: plain talk; Lazamataz
Somehow I suspect there will be elections. Life will go on. Good grief.

Lick the totalitarian boots that stomp your face.

And don't forget to vote for The Approved Candidate.

188 posted on 04/09/2018 3:03:32 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 147 | View Replies]

To: Fantasywriter
One big difference between 1974 and 2018: Trump has a very loyal support base. Nixon did not. Conservatives were long disappointed by Nixon's governance as a moderate liberal, including his recognition of Red China, environmental activism, and continuation of Great Society programs. The impeachment charges by the House did not include Nixon's termination of Eliot Richardson, et. al., but did include his misuse of the IRS against political enemies, obstruction of justice in covering up the Watergate burglary, and his stonewalling of Congressional inquiries. Remember that in the impeachment proceedings against Nixon and Clinton, the House was controlled by the opposite party. That is not the case at the present time.

189 posted on 04/09/2018 3:04:57 PM PDT by Wallace T.
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 157 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

The next investigation will be into the librarian who gave a pass to Trump’s over due book when he was 13 years old........


190 posted on 04/09/2018 3:05:54 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Mueller is effectively ending attorney client privelage for people charged with no crime.

So much for the Constitution...

5.56mm


191 posted on 04/09/2018 3:06:38 PM PDT by M Kehoe
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: heights

I know.. its Outrageous. President Trump and Cohen did Nothing wrong.. We already know our Leftist ruled courts go after people they disagree with politicaly without legitimate evidence.. it’s a full out coup.


192 posted on 04/09/2018 3:07:01 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 100 | View Replies]

To: jstolzen
COMMERCIAL BREAK:

The "WKRP in Cincinnati" episode "Turkeys Away" airs tonight at 9:30 on ME-TV.

Now back to our regular programming....

193 posted on 04/09/2018 3:07:10 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 187 | View Replies]

To: Pravious
The FBI has proven, over and over again, to be an outright seditious organization that’s wholly driven by their leftist / anti-American ideology and doesn’t give a damn about law, justice or anything else. They are disgustingly corrupt and the country would be better if they were simply disbanded.

If they get away with this stuff, they'll be the new American Gestapo.

Wonder if they'll implement the beatings and the torture, or will they just let that happen in prison?   thinking face

194 posted on 04/09/2018 3:07:42 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 154 | View Replies]

To: DEPcom

Gowdy is no better than Graham.
They are both Cheap Labor Express stooges.
All of SC’s Congressional delegation are.


195 posted on 04/09/2018 3:08:05 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz
"Oh, there WILL be elections. Even Saddam Hussein's Iraq and North Korea have ELECTIONS. It's just that the results are known in advance."

Right on, and the Uniparty will rule forever. Those who thought they could challenge the corrupt State will have been taught that they cannot change things within the system. I would hope that there are forces that are not posting on social media or sharing plans that are preparing to stop the current coup and right the ship of state.

196 posted on 04/09/2018 3:08:11 PM PDT by Truth29
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 163 | View Replies]

To: jstolzen

“Trump needs to fire him, and do so NOW.”

Trump needed to fire sessions, rosenstein and mueller when this coup first kicked off. It’s too late now. The damage is done. Mueller has enough ‘dirty laundry’ to bring down Trump even without finding anything illegal.

The only way to salvage himself and the country now is to call out the marines and start arresting people.


197 posted on 04/09/2018 3:09:05 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 187 | View Replies]

To: Wallace T.
That is not the case at the present time.

Ther's a few million of us who are rabid - because President Trump revealed who these people REALLY are...

198 posted on 04/09/2018 3:09:10 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 189 | View Replies]

To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Go back to making Kung Fu Panda movies.

What's wrong Extremist, did I step on the hoof of your sacred cow? You aren't one of those true-believers in the Q nonsense, by any chance, are you?

Wasn't a key axiom of Q-anon that Mueller was secretly working with Trump and that soon, real soon the TRUE allegiance and purpose of the Mueller investigation would be obvious!

Yes, yes it was.

Well, OK, here is a very strong piece of counter-evidence that suggests that Mueller is, actually, a Obama-aligned swamp-creature.

Instead of insulting me, maybe rethink your assumptions.

The entire Q-anon phenomena looks more and more like a disinformation operation designed to confuse and divide Trump supporters.

BTW: Weren't we promised #ReleaseTheFilm back in March?

Yes, yes we were.

Weren't we told Hillary's arrest was imminent back in November?

Yes, yes we were.

Do you need to buy a vowel to figure it out, Extremist?

199 posted on 04/09/2018 3:09:16 PM PDT by Jack Black
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 174 | View Replies]

To: Wallace T.

Why did Nixon win reelection in a landslide?


200 posted on 04/09/2018 3:09:28 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 189 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180181-200201-220 ... 541-546 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson